What are the advantages and disadvantages of medical terminology in medical office management?

Answer 1

Using medical terminology can cause a patient to be slightly confused by what the medical professional is saying. This can be easily avoided by explaining the issue in lay terms.

Between medical professionals, there is no disadvantage.

Answer 2

the immediate benefits of medical terminology is that the patient doesn't understand what's wrong with him/her :)

now, seriously, the purpose of medical terminology is for doctors to speak a common language, to understand each other and give/receive accurate information about the patient's disease, status and examinations.

Answer 3

As a medical biller and coder, you will be responsible for billing and dealing with insurance companies and possibly other offices. If you are good with your terminology you can not only bill and code like a genius but you will understand WHAT you're billing. You can link the terminology with the code numbers. You might find a mistake and at the end of the day it could mean your job if you don't.

Answer 4

As with all technology, there must be a clear and precise way for nurses and doctors to communicate. It is a universal term of reference and highly useful for pinpointing or describing a location or procedure.

Doctors and nurses may also use medical terminology when discussing something in front of a patient in order to prevent undue anxiety. There maybe a need for the doctor or nurse to explain the terminology further though as not a lot of patients will understand them.

No, medical ""jargon"" is not at all meant to speak in pig latin in front of a patient. It really is so that there is NO mistake when doctors are conveying information about a patient to each other. For example, to a lay person, ""fever"" may mean that the person feels hot, or that the temperature is above 100. But no one knows, really--it can cause a lot of confusion. It's so indistinct.

WIth medical terms, things are very clear, so that even a surgeon in France can read a scientific journal article and know exactly what the author means. That way, also, medicine can be global and that the medical societies can share ideas and innovations.

A bit more:

Since every thing in a patient's medical records must be documented, from s/s (signs and symptoms), to the patient's medical hx (history), to the final dx (diagnosis) and tx (treatment), it saves the doctors and all other medical personnel a considerable amount of time to use a universally accepted form of medical terminology. And, even more importantly, it's safer when all medical professionals, from doctors and nurses, lab techs to radiology techs, etc. use the same universal medical terminology so they don't have to try to guess what was ordered or charted on the patient's medical records.

It's also used in writing prescriptions; pharmacists and pharmacy techs use the same terminology when filling prescriptions. It's more accurate (and safer!) when ALL medical professionals use the same terminology. Some examples on prescriptions:

q.d. = every day

b.i.d. = twice a day

t.i.d. = three times a day

q.i.d. = four times a day

hs = at bedtime

po = to be taken by mouth

ASA = aspirin

Answer 5

The use of medical terminology is the most appropriate way for health professionals to accurately communicate a medical situation. However when speaking to a patient, normal conversational methods for a medical situation should be used at all times.

Answer 6

Medical Terminology is a language, with a vocabulary that does not leave room for ambiguity. It allows medical personnel to understand the field of medicine with this language.

Answer 7

What’s the pros on médical terminolology